{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-no-3regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/2429",
  "legislation_title": "The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (No. 3)Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/misuse-of-drugs-amendment-no-3regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DANGEROUS DRUGS\nMade 18th September 2003\nLaid before Parliament 23rd September 2003\nComing into force 15th October 2003\nIn pursuance of sections 7(1)(b), 10, 22 and 31(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, after consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 38; section 22 was amended by section 177(1) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 4 to, the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2429/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}